A key witness in the secret money trial of former United States President Donald Trump has made some shocking revelations about the former President, making it difficult for him to come out of the case unscathed. ndtv informed of.
David Pecker, former publisher of the National Enquirer and chief executive of American Media Inc. (AMI), on Thursday detailed how he worked with Trump’s lawyer to cover the story of the former president’s affair. Slacker Model, Karen McDougal, with money just before the 2016 presidential elections.
He said: “I wanted to protect my company, I wanted to protect myself and I also wanted to protect Donald Trump.”
Referring to Trump as “the boss”, Pecker said that Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen encouraged him to buy McDougall’s sex scandal by paying him $150,000 to “catch and kill” the story.
The payment was hidden under the services of American media to avoid violating campaign finance laws.
He told the court: “We bought the story so that it could not be published by any other organization.”
Later, he was also asked to pay adult star Stormy Daniels, however, she refused, so Cohen paid instead.
77-year-old Trump is the first former US President in history to face criminal trial.
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